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The exoskeletons

Author: Nathanaël JARRASSÉ

Publication date: February 10, 2019

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1. General

1.1 General definition

An exoskeleton is an articulated, passive or motorized mechanical structure worn by a human subject and designed to interact physically with one or more parts of the body, through a number of interaction ports (attachments) enabling it to act directly in the joint space of the subject's body.

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However, this interaction in the joint space will be more or less controlled depending on the type of exoskeletal structure (in the case of non-anthropomorphic single-contact structures, see section 2.1.1.2

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